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Educational Studies Newsletter - Summer 2011

Posted on Monday 16 May 2011

The Summer 2011 issue of our Departmental Newsletter is now available from our department homepage.

The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation funds research into ‘Creating Citizenship Communities’

Posted on Friday 10 December 2010

The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation has awarded a grant of £77k for work on the project ‘Creating Citizenship Communities’.

New name for Department of Educational Studies

Posted on Monday 6 December 2010

From 1 January 2011 we will be the Department of Education

International workshop at York on education in emergencies

Posted on Tuesday 16 November 2010

International scholars will gather at King's Manor in York on the 16 and 17 November 2010 for a major symposium hosted by the University of York focusing on the role of education in recovery and development of crisis-torn societies.

Eric Hawkins: An Obituary

Posted on Monday 15 November 2010

One of the foremost figures in language teaching in the 20th century

Chinese education pioneer visits the University of York

Posted on Wednesday 3 November 2010

Professor Yu Wei, one of China's leading specialists in science education, visited the Department of Educational Studies on Tuesday, 26 October.

The Jones Empirical Dissertation Prize

Posted on Tuesday 5 October 2010

Undergraduate Dissertation Prize made possible by former student

Students rank Educational Studies in the top ten for teaching

Posted on Monday 23 August 2010

The Department of Educational Studies at the University of York has been ranked in the top ten of UK universities’ Education departments for the quality of its teaching

Supervisor of the Year

Posted on Friday 2 July 2010

Paul Wakeling wins ‘Supervisor of the Year’ award

Educational Studies students help York school children cook up a world

Posted on Monday 28 June 2010

Pupils at a York primary school are taking a culinary world tour with the help of students at the University of York.

Educational Studies Newsletter

Posted on Tuesday 22 June 2010

The first issue of our Departmental Newsletter is now online.

“Outstanding” Student Receives Fulbright Scholarship

Posted on Friday 30 April 2010

Emily Fisher has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to participate in the Summer Institute for Outstanding European Students in the USA.

International Spring School at the University of York

Posted on Friday 30 April 2010

Department welcomes international delegates.

York Graduation in Beijing 17 April 2010

Posted on Saturday 17 April 2010

Kheng Suan Chew was one of twenty-seven students in Educational Studies to be awarded their degrees at the recent Graduation Ceremony in Beijing.

Teaching and learning grant success

Posted on Saturday 17 April 2010

Language and Literature in Education lecturers have been successful in securing a £8,000 grant from the White Rose Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Enterprise to develop pupil support packs for ‘A’ level students studying Shakespeare.

Ofsted - "Outstanding"

Posted on Monday 1 March 2010

PGCE course achieves top grade "Outstanding" following Ofsted inspection in March.

Students participate in Careers Event chaired by Estelle Morris

Posted on Tuesday 16 February 2010

Undergraduate Educational Studies and Language and Literature students took part in the Social Welfare, Education and Health careers event on February 16th.

Research success!

Posted on Friday 1 January 2010

The Department is delighted to have been awarded the contract for the research-based evaluation of the new STEM Centre which has just been built on the University Campus and opens this year.

Widening Participation in Post-graduate Research Degrees

Posted on Monday 30 November 2009

Dr. Paul Wakeling and Dr. Chris Kyriacou have been successful in their bid to win funding for their research in this area.

New course underway!

Posted on Thursday 22 October 2009

22 students on the new BA in Language, Literature and Education Programme celebrate the first teaching session on 22 October 2009.

Comparative Educational Pathways

Posted on Monday 31 August 2009

The ESRC has awarded members of CRESJ £40,000 under their International Networking and Training Opportunities scheme to run an international spring school in York.

Student accolades for Educational Studies

Posted on Tuesday 31 July 2007

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